tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post4495346863789113034..comments2020-05-11T07:31:43.959-04:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Feeling Nifty at 50Working Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-20024139731083930172008-05-06T20:59:00.000-04:002008-05-06T20:59:00.000-04:00Sorry about the cryticness (is that a word?). My ...Sorry about the cryticness (is that a word?). My mind was focused on my day job. <BR/><BR/>Today I turned 53 and I don't feel a day older than 55. Actually, I just finished hooking up a new home entertainment center. I feel like I just got done wrestling an octopus.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-56475597686937341752008-05-06T13:30:00.000-04:002008-05-06T13:30:00.000-04:00Maybe I'll get early AZ and forget about it?Maybe I'll get early AZ and forget about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-85992169549640345172008-05-06T12:04:00.000-04:002008-05-06T12:04:00.000-04:00Let's say my age is just two shy of the last two d...Let's say my age is just two shy of the last two digits of my birth year.<BR/><BR/>It's no use ignoring the AARP mailings. They will keep pummeling you to submission.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-22221630720961861492008-05-06T11:45:00.000-04:002008-05-06T11:45:00.000-04:00Fred, it was a shock when the AARP card fell out o...Fred, it was a shock when the AARP card fell out of the envelope with my name on it. :) It shocked my mother even more!<BR/><BR/>Hey, as long as I get a discount, I'll use anything...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-82465439447619776782008-05-06T11:19:00.000-04:002008-05-06T11:19:00.000-04:00Yes, we definitely need to see a picture of the ha...Yes, we definitely need to see a picture of the hat!<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday wishes, to both you and Freddy. You can tell us, Wilfred. Really.<BR/><BR/>Just FYI, for all of you who enjoyed Jordan Dane's visit to the Stiffs a month or so ago: she's blogging today and tomorrow at the Avon blog, here: <BR/><BR/>http://www.avonromanceblog.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Her topic is the appeal of bad-boys & bad-girls, anti-heroes, and the like, and being Jordan, it's interesting. Hop on over and participate. You get entered in a contest to win one of her books just by commenting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-82675072256101558172008-05-06T10:49:00.000-04:002008-05-06T10:49:00.000-04:00Beverly, let me say how much I'm enjoying Interrup...Beverly, let me say how much I'm enjoying Interrupted Aria - you really captured the feeling of being back stage during an opera, and your descriptions of Venice make me want to visit! Luckily, I picked up copies of the series, so I have a lot of Tito Amato to look forward to - thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-60892876093268430362008-05-06T10:04:00.000-04:002008-05-06T10:04:00.000-04:00Happy late birthday, Martha! I also think that one...Happy late birthday, Martha! I also think that one of the best things about Malice Domestic is chatting in between panels and meeting new people. Hope we see each other again next year, and good luck with your writing.Beverle Graves Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08206450643204048448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-64599041548338758552008-05-06T09:35:00.000-04:002008-05-06T09:35:00.000-04:00Thanks, everyone, for the wishes! I'm hoping for a...Thanks, everyone, for the wishes! I'm hoping for a picture of the winning hat, I know it was taken, but I was so shocked that I won my head was spinning and I didn't get the name of the photographer.<BR/><BR/>Halfway to 100? Great, if I work another 50 years I might just break even. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-16478270358113844102008-05-06T09:07:00.000-04:002008-05-06T09:07:00.000-04:00Congratulations, Martha, on the birthday and the h...Congratulations, Martha, on the birthday and the hat!<BR/><BR/>Just think of 50 as half-way to 100.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-2264873558283505802008-05-06T08:54:00.000-04:002008-05-06T08:54:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday, Will! Hey, if the women of the blo...Happy Birthday, Will! Hey, if the women of the blog can disclose our ages, you can too. C'mon, out with it!Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-31397815136564433072008-05-06T08:28:00.000-04:002008-05-06T08:28:00.000-04:00Belated Happy Birthday, Martha. Get ready for the...Belated Happy Birthday, Martha. Get ready for the way of AARP mailings inviting you to join. Based on experience, the only way to get them to stop is to join.<BR/><BR/>By odd circumstance, it's my birthday today, although we won't go into specifics.<BR/><BR/>We need to see the winning hat.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-35119333668497002592008-05-06T07:20:00.000-04:002008-05-06T07:20:00.000-04:00I loved turning 50. Maybe it's because we look muc...I loved turning 50. Maybe it's because we look much younger, dahlings! At least I think we do...<BR/><BR/>It's also very freeing. My kids are grown and almost on their own, so I have more time to devote to writing. I have a job that doesn't suck most days. I'm pretty content.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-9531735953982881332008-05-06T06:42:00.000-04:002008-05-06T06:42:00.000-04:00Congrats, Martha! Having seen the hat, I had no d...Congrats, Martha! Having seen the hat, I had no doubts. I figured it was surely a "dark horse." <BR/><BR/>I'm turning 50 the end of this month and I agree with you, I don't think I've ever been happier in my life. Things are coming together!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com